Forbidden desire

"No! You can't tell anyone. I don't want anyone to know!"The very last thing I needed or wanted was the warriors, or even worse, my father, to know what was happening to me. "I would rather die than for them to know."

"I can't just leave you. "I could hear the agony in Coal's voice. I understood his struggle. I wouldn't leave him behind either.

"So he's awake?" the vampire interrupted.

My glance shot up at him. "What? How did you know?"

"Your eyes glazed over," he acknowledged. "It wasn't hard to guess you were having a different conversation in your head. Tell him you'll call him when we're done talking."

I stared at him in disbelief. "You're just going to let me go? Just like that?"

Aatos nodded. "I told you I want you willingly. And when you're done denying it to yourself, you'll realize you want me to. So to prove it to you, when we're done talking, I'll tell you our location, and he can come pick you up."

I was shocked, but there didn't seem to be any deception in his expression